Tag: Climate change
Wildfire Breaks Out on Mount Parnitha Near Athens
Nearly 90 firefighters were deployed in the area, assisted by at least eight water-dropping aircraft and helicopters. On Saturday, a wildfire broke out on Mount Parnitha, north of Athens, prompting a large response from local fire brigade. RELATED: Gaza Strip: Greece Proposes to the EU to Take in Children Nearly 90 firefighters were deployed in […]
June 30, 2024
Brazil’s Pantanal Wetland Lost 61 Percent of Its Aquatic Area
So far this year, the Pantanal has recorded 3,372 fire alerts, the highest number since 1998. On Wednesday, the scientific platform MapBiomas published a study showing that the Pantanal, a gigantic wetland that Brazil shares with Bolivia and Paraguay, lost 61 percent of its water surface due to drought and fires. RELATED: Fire Destroys 1,500 […]
June 26, 2024
US Homeless Suffer Disproportionate Impact of Heat Wave
People in extreme poverty are 200 times more likely to die from heat-related causes than sheltered people, THN said. The intense heat wave that recently shattered temperature records across the United States is subsiding this week in parts of the country, temporarily bringing relief to Americans. However, it continues to disproportionately affect the homeless, who […]
June 26, 2024
Zambia: WWF Partners to Implement 2 Climate Adaptation Projects
Nalucha Nganga-Ziba, the WWF-Zambia country director, said her organization was honored to be selected to partner with the government in implementing the two projects to support communities on sustainable crop and livestock farming and support to livestock conservation.
June 24, 2024
Heavy Rains Leave Over 7,000 People affected in Central America
So far, the countries most affected by the ravages of the rains have been El Salvador and Honduras. In the third week of June, intense rains in Central America have left at least 16 dead and over 7,000 people affected. As of Tuesday, the most affected countries had been El Salvador and Honduras, with 11 […]
June 21, 2024
US Southwest Experiences Loss of Groundwater
While snowmelt offers temporary relief, it is not enough to stop the dramatic water level decline. On Monday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) published a report showing that tThe U.S. Southwest faces continuing declines in groundwater supplies, threatening both human and wildlife in the region, with even record snowfall failing to stop the […]
June 18, 2024
International Firefighting Team Dispatched to Assist Cyprus in Wildfire Battle
The firefighters were faced with large flare-ups due to strong winds and extremely high temperatures. On Wednesday, Andreas Kettis, the spokesperson of the Cypriot Fire Service, said that an international team has joined Cypriot firefighters to battle a stubborn fire that has been raging for 36 hours in the country, with Greece and Jordan both […]
June 13, 2024
Global Climate Action Has Failed to Halt Deforestation: UNEP
After the 2020 goal to halve forest loss was not met, we must ensure that the 2030 goal does not meet the same fate, said Dechen Tsering. On Monday, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) launched the report titled “Raising Ambition, Accelerating Action: Towards Enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions for Forests.” RELATED: Paraguayan Megadiverse Forest Threatened […]
June 11, 2024
Dengue To Cover Brazil and Mexico by 2039
Researchers used AI to understand how connections between areas and environmental conditions interact. A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications suggests that dengue will cover nearly all municipalities of Brazil and Mexico, the two largest Latin American countries, by 2039. RELATED: More Than 5 Million Dengue Cases Recorded in Brazil Conducted with contributions […]
June 10, 2024
Mexican Metorological Services on Heat Wave Alert
Temperatures are estimated to reach 40 to 45 in Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, northern Hidalgo, among other states.